Dr. Spiegel's CV

Luisa M. Bermeo is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science Psychology program at USF. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Psychology from Florida International University. As a post-bacc, she worked as a counselor for the Summer Treatment Program for Pre-K which helps children with externalizing disorders (e.g. ADHD and ODD) get ready for kindergarten. In addition, Luisa worked as a Project Coordinator for the AHEAD Project in the S.E.L.F. Regulation lab at Florida International University which focused on a multidisciplinary understanding of ADHD. Her research interests are executive functioning as it relates to diagnosis of ADHD, and emotion regulation in parents and their children as moderators of treatment outcomes. 

Amber Riggs is a third-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science Psychology program at USF. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human Development & Family Sciences from Florida State University. As a post-bacc, she worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Nationwide Children's Hospital researching the social, emotional, and academic functioning of children with chronic illnesses. In addition, Amber worked as a Counselor for the ADHD Summer Treatment Program at Currey Ingram Academy, which helps elementary-aged children with ADHD prepare for a successful school year. Her research interests include the impact of systemic inequities on the socio-emotional and academic outcomes of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sophia Meibohm is a second-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science Psychology program at USF. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami, double majoring in Neuroscience and Global Health Studies. During her post-bacc, she worked as a Research Associate in the Child Division of the University of Miami’s Department of Psychology, examining predictors of emerging literacy as well as exploring language and social interaction in preschool-aged children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. Sophia’s research interests include literacy development, school readiness, and early intervention strategies in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. 

Shara Reimer is an incoming first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Science Psychology program at USF. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University, where she majored in Cognitive Science and minored in Data Science and Human Communication Sciences. As a postbaccalaureate fellow in the Section on Developmental Neurogenomics at the National Institute of Mental Health, she studied predictors of cognitive, developmental, and behavioral outcomes in children with rare genetic disorders. Shara’s research interests include predictors of school readiness in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, early interventions targeting language and social development, and family-based approaches to understanding neurodevelopmental outcomes.